Author: Djouney

Emotional Attachment in Relationships: Jealousy, Space, & Let Go

Jealousy is often described as the fear of losing someone we love. But what if jealousy is quietly revealing the parts of ourselves we have neglected for too long? A reflective personal essay about emotional attachment, inner space, and learning how to love without holding too tightly.

The Quiet Loneliness of Motherhood No One Talks About

Quiet loneliness of motherhood There are many things about motherhood that always sound beautiful when seen from the outside. The warm little hugs before bedtime. Tiny fingers wrapping around my hand with so much trust. The small voice calling “Mama” from another room inside the house. And somehow, all of those moments really do fill […]

Convenience Store Woman Review | Quiet Loneliness, Motherhood, and Identity

A Quiet Story That Stayed in My Mind Longer Than I Expected Hallo, it’s Di again 🌿 Recently, I finished reading Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, and somehow this book stayed in my mind much longer than I expected. At first, I thought it would simply be a quiet story about a woman working at a […]

Surrender to God and Let Go: Finding Peace in His Presence

Surrender to God and let go was something I didn’t fully understand. At first, I thought I needed to stay strong, to hold everything together. Image by Pok Rie from Pixabay When Surrender to God and let go Like Losing Control There was a moment when everything inside me felt too heavy. Not just my […]

Learning to Let Go in Relationship Without Losing Yourself.

Learning to let go in a relationship is something I am still learning. I didn’t leave, but something inside me has started to change. Staying, But Feeling Something Shift Insight I didn’t Leave I didn’t leave this relationship. I’m still here, still loving. Still trying to understand. But something inside me has started to shift. […]

Hujan, Menunggu, dengan Segelas Latte & Ego is The Enemy

Hujan di pagi hari, membawaku pada sebuah kesempatan. Menikmati Lattee hangat di coffee shop yang sudah lama sekali tak ku kunjungi. Creamy dan hangat, pas sekali berpadu saat menunggu hujan reda. Ya namanya Jiwan Coffee and Things. Design bangunannya yang di dominasi oleh warna-warna hangat, membuatnya menjadi tempat yang nyaman untuk berkegiatan Work From Cafe. […]

Luh, jika kamu tak dilahirkan…

Korpus Uterus-Sasti Gotama. Selasa 3, Februari 2026. !Spoiler, tulisan ini mengandung spoiler! Petikan Cerita Surabaya, 1966 Ketika Luh lahir, Kalimah tak mengejan, tak mengernyit kesakitan, tak tersenyum, tak tertawa, tak menangis hru, tak melakukan apa pun yang membuat hatinya berdebur karena dia tahu dirinya hanya sulur kacang panjang yang bertumbuh membelit bilah bambu bernama kehidupan; […]

Perjalanan Persahabatan, Intrik Dan Oxford abad 18

Babel-R.F Kuang Imajinasiku liar, ikut berpetualang bersama Robin, Voltaire, Letty, dan Rumi. Empat tokoh utama yang menghidupkan cerita novel ini. Aku ikut masuk dalam sebuah kehidupan perkuliahan di fakultas bahasa Oxford pada tahun 1836. Siapa yang tidak bangga dapat menjadi salah satu yang berkesempatan menjadi mahasiswa di sana. Oxford begitu terkenal dan menjadi magnet bagi […]